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Gas Explosion Rips Through Madrid Building, Killing 4
A powerful gas explosion has torn through a residential building in central Madrid, killing four people and ripping the facade off the structure
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France's Vaccine-Skepticism Is Making Its Covid Immunization Drive Much Harder
France is known to be one of the most vaccine-skeptic nations in the world, and that makes its Covid-19 immunization drive much harder.
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Britons Flying Home to Spain Caught in Post-Brexit Red Tape
Some British citizens trying to return to their homes in Spain and other European countries have been barred from boarding flights this weekend
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Spain's ‘El Gordo' Christmas Lottery Doles Out Big Prizes
Fortune has shined on the lucky holders of tickets with the number 72897 that took top prize in the Spain’s huge Christmas lottery, known as “EL Gordo” (the fat one)
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‘Pandemic Fatigue' Leads to Resurgence of Coronavirus in Europe Where Cases Surge to Fresh Records in France and Spain
France and Spain are now seeing more new cases every day than they did when the virus originally peaked in the spring. Israel on Friday entered a second nationwide lockdown, shuttering restaurants, hotels, gyms and more, amid soaring new cases and as the Jewish High Holiday season begins. While epidemiologists expected autumn to be worse, the rapid resurgence comes ahead...
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Spain and Barcelona Great Xavi Tests Positive for COVID-19
Former Spain and Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez has tested positive for the coronavirus. The 40-year-old Xavi, now the coach of Qatari club Al-Sadd, said Saturday that he was tested according to the Qatar league protocol and that the latest test showed he had contracted COVID-19. “Fortunately, I’m feeling OK, but I will be isolated until I am given the...
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Pamplona Bull-Running Festival Canceled for First Time in Decades
Pounding hooves and squeals of excitement as bulls charge toward the fleeing crowd of thousands of people will not be heard on the streets of Pamplona on Monday for the first time since Spain’s civil war.
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American Jailed in Spain Was Unwitting Drug Mule, US Says
The family of a Virginia man who has been held in Spain for the last year on drug trafficking charges says he was an unwitting courier for a criminal syndicate
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WHO Reports Largest Single-day Increase in Coronavirus Cases
The World Health Organization has reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases by its count, at more than 183,000 new cases in the latest 24 hours
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Barcelona Hospital Takes COVID-19 Patients to Beach
In an effort to humanize the recovery process, Hospital del Mar in Spain is taking patients transferring out of the ICU to the seaside.
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Spain Lets Children Play as US States Move at Various Speeds
Streets in Spain echoed again with joyful cries as the country let children go outside for the first time in six weeks
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Pence Announces Travel Restrictions From U.K. and Ireland
Vice President Pence announced on Saturday that the travel restrictions from Europe will be expanded to include the U.K. and Ireland, effect Monday night at midnight. Americans abroad will still be able to return to the United States and are encouraged to return home and self-quarantine.
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Global Coronavirus Updates: World Infections Top 800K; US Toll Eclipses Official China Count
The mounting death toll from the virus outbreak in the United States had it poised Tuesday to overtake China’s grim toll of 3,300 deaths, with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo saying up to 1 million more healthcare workers were needed. “Please come help us,” he urged.
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Spain Announces Lockdown, France Shuts Down Nightlife
France ordered the closing of just about everything the rest of the world loves about it — the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the cafes, restaurants and cinema — and Spain drew up plans Saturday to lock down its 46 million citizens as governments took increasingly desperate measures to put more space between people and contain the coronavirus.
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Plácido Domingo Revises Apology, as Spain Drops More Shows
Opera star Placido Domingo amended his apology to the multiple women who have accused him of sexual misconduct, adding several caveats Thursday to an earlier statement in which he said he took “full responsibility” for his actions.
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Surgical Face Masks Don't Protect Against Coronavirus
Regular surgical face masks are not effective in protecting against the coronavirus. A more specialized face mask known as N95 respirators are thicker than surgical masks and are fitted to a person’s face to keep out any viral particles.
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Is There a Dog-tor in the House? Spanish Police Dog ‘Performs CPR' on Partner
A police dog in Spain apparently has been trained to perform CPR. In a video of a demonstration posted on Facebook by police in Madrid, Poncho sprang into action when his partner fell to the ground and pretended to be unresponsive. The dog’s actions mimic cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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Madrid Police Dog ‘Performs' CPR on Partner to Promote Adoption
Poncho is ready to save a life! Madrid’s municipal police department shared a video of K-9 Poncho “performing” CPR on his human partner as a way to promote adoption.
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Virus Worries Force Cancellation of Mobile World Congress, Major Tech Show in Spain
Organizers of the world’s biggest mobile technology fair are pulling the plug over worries about the viral outbreak from China.
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International Women's Day Celebrations and Marches Around the World
March 8 is International Women’s Day, and this year it comes on the heels of the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements, sparking an even stronger response from women all over the world who stood up for women’s rights. From the United States to Southeast Asia, women of all ages marched, stood, advocated and walked together in solidarity, demanding respect...